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• A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished…
• I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered…
• A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he…
• And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.
• A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the…
• As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his…
• For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.
• In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions of Literature.
• For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for…
• How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by…
• One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.
• It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and though I…

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